Frank ladd



@uitrit grains @mehr @fitta WILLIAM J. MCLEA, OF LEROY, NEW YORK,ASSIGNOR TO IIIMS'ELF ND FRANK LADD. i

Letters Patent No. 81,890, dateidAug/ltst 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN BAIL-SEARS ISOR. PA'ILS.

T() ALL WHOM VIT MAY CONCERN: t

Be it kpown that I, WILLIAM J. vMcLnA, of Leroy, in the county ofGenesee, and State of New York, have invented a. new and improvedBail-Ear and Joint for Pails, Svc.; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full and exact description thereof, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure I is a view in elevationof a wooden pail, provided with my improvements.'-

Figure II is a vertical section through the bail-ears.

Figure III is a view of the inner side of one of the ears.-

Like letters designate like parts in all the figures.

My improvement relates to a new inanner of connecting the bail `to theears of pails, tubs, Ste., and in securing the ears to the vesselwithout the use of rivets.`

The invention consists- In attaching to poils and other vesselsbail-ears formed with two tips cut or stamped from plates'ot` suitablemetal, the lower one of said tips extending under the upper hoop ofwooden vessels, or bent inward through the side of tin vessels andturned up, while the other tip is bent inward over the upper edge of thevessel, so Vas to secure the ear to the latter without the use ofrivets, :is-hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the drawingsi t 'A represents the' wooden portion oia pail, I; theupper hoop, C C the bail-ears, and H the bail. I

The ears C are eut orstamped from sheets of brass, or other suitablemetal or scraps, with a boss, e, and with tips, d oZ, at theends-thereof, the upper tipd being bent inward and driven into the endof the stave, while the lower tip, cl', is bentput under-the lower edgeof the upper hoop b, and turned up against the same, as most clearlyshown in Fig. II.

Figures IV and V representA the manner of attaching the ear to tinvessels, the lower tip for this purpose being passed inward through a.suitable slit made in the side of' the pail and then turned up, whilethe upper tip isbcnt over the edge of the vessel, as shown, thuseifectually securing the ear in place, or both tips may be insertedthrough slits, und secured in a manner similar to the lower one,` asrepresented in the igures just alluded to. i Y

The bosses e are provided with a hole, e', at the centre, to permit theinsertion ofthe end of the wire forming the bail. A I f The ends of thebail are bent, as shown, consisting of a sudden-bend, z', inward, andthen having the cxtreme tip n bent downward. v

The ends ofthe bail are first inserted in the ears, and the latter thensecured to the vessel, when it will be found impossible to detachthebail so long as thc cars remain in place,.as vwill readily beperceived from an 'inspection of the drawing, Fig. II.. p

'lho tip at the upper end elfectually secures the upper portion of Vtheear to the pail, while hoop b retains the lower end, and prevents thedetachment of the ear from the upward strain in lifting on the bail.

My improved mo'de of attaching the bail-ears to wooden vesselsv issimple and cheap, as Ait dispenses with the use of rivets, theconnection is consequently more reliable as there is no danger of theears becoming loose or detached, from the rivets working out, as is thecase when the ears Aare attached by that means.

The embossed portion of the car leaves ampl'c space between it and thcwood folQ the ends of the bail to turn in as the latter is swung toeither side.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

Attaching bail-ears to pails and other vessels by means of thetips dtl', in the .manner set forth.

' WM. J. McLEA.

Witnesses:

FRANK LADD, H. B. MORRISON.

